Agave protamericana Big Blue Hemerocallis Yucca 'Color Guard' is a

Yucca 'Color Guard' is a fabulous selection of our Southeast US native Yucca flaccida that was brought into the US from Japan by the late hosta guru Paul Aden

Each 15" tall x 2' wide clump is topped with sturdy stalks of light lavender flowers in midsummer

topped in late October with 4' tall stalks of double white flowers

but 3' tall is more typical

There are few plants that provide the vertical accents

Agave protamericana Big Blue Hemerocallis Yucca 'Color Guard' is aThis vegetative selection of A. americana var. protamericana makes the largest clump of any of the hardy agaves that we have grown. Instead of forming a tight, upright clump as is typical with "protamericana," A. 'Big Blue' makes a more open clump resembling A. americana, reaching 3' tall x 10' wide. We usually see a little leaf burn when temperatures drop much below 10 degrees F, which is still far hardier than typical Agave americana. In loose